| Vertec
1027 is a glass fiber filled
PTFE (polytetrafluorethylene) material. It exhibits
low wear and creep under load. However, since glass
fibers are abrasive, use of this material against
certain metallic counterfaces must be carefully examined.

Physical
Properties |
ASTM Method |
Typical Values |
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| Specific
Gravity |
D792 |
2.22 gr/cm
3 |
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| Water
Absorbtion (24 hrs. @73.4° F) |
D570 |
.015% |
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| Color |
N/A |
White |
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Mechanical
Properties |
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| Tensile
Strength |
D1708 |
3100 psi |
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| Tensile
Elongation |
D1708 |
250% |
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| Flexural
Strength |
D790 |
2200 psi |
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| Flexural
Modulus |
D790 |
210,000 psi |
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| Compressive
Strength |
D695 |
2200 psi |
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| Compressive
Modulus |
D695 |
100,000 psi |
| 
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| Impact
Strength (Izod, notched) |
D256 |
ft-lb/in |
| 
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| Hardness |
Shore D |
59 |
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Tribological
Properties |
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| Coefficient
of Friction |
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| Static
|
D3702 |
.08 |
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| Dynamic
|
D3702 |
.13 |
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| Wear
Rate (PV: 20,000 psi-fpm) |
D3702 |
µin/min |
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Thermal
Properties |
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| Coefficient
of Linear Thermal Expansion (78-400° F) |
D696 |
71 10 -6/°
F |
| 
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| Heat
Deflection Temperature (@264 psi) |
D648 |
° F |
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| Glass
Transition Temperature (Tg) |
D3418 |
|
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| Continuous
Service Temperature (Max @ no load) |
|
500°
F |
| 
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| Melting
Point |
|
621°
F |
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Electrical
Properties |
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| Volume
Resistivity |
D257 |
10 16 ohm-cm |
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| Dielectric
Strength |
D149 |
KV/mm |
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| Delectric
Constant |
D150 |
50Hz, 200°
C |
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| Note:
Property values should
be interpreted as typical rather than minimum
value. All technical information and recommendations
are presented in good faith, and based upon
labratory and real-world tests believe to be
reliable and practical. However, Vertec Polymers,
Inc. cannot guarantee the accuracy or completenss
of this information, and it is the customers
responsibility to determine product suitability
to any given application.
Revision
Date 05/2004 |
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